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Article Now THIIIIS is how you do journalism here. I stole and gave this its own post out of the Ty Dunne thread, because it was such an interesting read, deserving its own attention. First thing that jumped out, was how well buffalo managed to follow what this article laid out, with Josh. I mean damn, I have almost no doubt the Jets would've ruined Josh. Even before reading this I always suspected it, but especially after reading this. Think about it. No team picking a qb at the top of the board, could be picking the wrong guy as often as s they do! Even if you were actively trying to pick the wrong prospect on purpose... you'd eventually pick a good one. Arians mentions 'scars' its too bad those seem to be permanent, because we'd have a lot better parody in the NFL 'dumpster diving' for QB's behind teams like Chi, NYJ, and CLE. Last thing I noticed, Kevin O'Connell 's comments make a lot more sense seeing JJ McCarthy last night! I was thinking dudes on the verge of getting pulled. That pick 6 he stared down the WHOLE way, was making some awful reads & decisions. I dunno what that staff told JJ at halftime and after that rep... but dang he settled in nicely for end of 3rd and 4th quarter. Admittedly I was thinking BUST at half time... I thought dang, they got no evals on him from last season, and here they are starting year2 & season 1, with the next Zack Wilson. That's its going to take them an extra year to be able to move on BECAUSE of his injury. I was wrong last night, and falling to the same mistakes discussed in article. Really great piece I enjoyed the hell out of!!!

From who? The guy that runs his website (him) LOL. McD took the classy road in doing that follow up meeting with him last year. Because coach is class. Other than that. There's not a real front office that'd give him any access (which is where his Bills beef was born out of). So having no sources inside a front office, hes limited to sources grapes guys out of the league... who also get to hide behind anonymity, while clearly having something to gain by doing so (trying to clear up their reputation- again - anonymously).

Nobody should be presenting the "other side" as a sole source, unless you're explicitly pointing out how the opinions are split. "Out of 34 sources a handful had this strong opinion" or "nearly all of the sources had this to say." Its lying by omission and intentionally misleading. This could've been 4 people out of 34. Or it could've been 32 of 34... but we'll never know... but you can be sure, if his opinion was the prevailing feeling of the majority of voices he heard, he certainly would've made that clear. THEN you'd have an article. Anybody defending this, sees him at holiday dinners lol

Yep. Seek to reach one fan base at a time with these impossible to ignore accusations at a time. Its actually a good business model, albeit a s**** exploitive one. I think the more embarrassing part is a Bears channel having him on without doing their research into what he is. Not only a garbage article to promote, but to let this dude try and trick their fanbase into paying for this. Boiling pot of excrement, they should know better, if they did homework on the dude.

Yep. Only seeking out the most biased opinions. "I sought out multiple sources for this article" ..... and then land exclusively on all fired guys, who have never done anything in the league. Im not a Caleb Williams guy (he is a punk) but this story was written before he talked to anyone.

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That's supposed to be after a 1st down though

Willing to eat that when I see how decimated we already are week 1. Not kidding. Both sides of the ball had some of that. It just means now that its go-time, their is no room for any feet dragging. All-in from here out. They'll be fine

They'll settle in, and every team from here on out will be easier to play the run against. I dont think we'll have to depend on Ogjunboji to save our run defense. Easily the best running team in the league IMO. Must have been wild to go into game 1, having not played in 9 months.... then jumping into NFL action... and it happens to be the nastiest run team in the league for so many reasons, including scheme. The ultimate welcome to the NFL type moment! If anything, they walked outta that game with their hair on fire like - damn, THAT'S the NFL?! Hopwefully serves at the ultimate motivator and reminder to focus and grind as hard as you can. Hopefully leadership on the defense pushes that idea, and I hope we have a few leaders pop up on that side over the season!! It'd be hard to identify the real leaders on that side of the ball for me. Milano does it by action/preparation, but hes too quiet. Maybe Rousseau? Im ok being wrong, but I cant see Big Ed commanding presence the way were looking for. Tre White, but he's unlikely to be on the field (IMO) as much as you'd like to see a leader getting time.... hmmmmm

He seems like the EXACT piece we were missing last night to me. Bigger dude whos outstanding in the run game... versatile. Brings pressure. I think we look much better in a playoff rematch, a ton of pieces needing to mesh, and our young draft picks getting tons of play time up until then. Stoked!

He they didnt do much against an elite aggressive defense, but i loved the new wrinkles they put in on those. Ravens are good at those, hopefully we pick up some of those tendencies. While these plays weren't world beaters, its awesome to get on tape and keep D honest. Also, really like the attempt to sling it out quick to beast a** YAC Keon, who's a handful to bring down. Mark my words Keon is gunna take a few of those quick screens to the house this year. Hes great after contact, elusive in open after breaking first tackle, and the long speed to s*** all over other teams. For as "slow" as he is, once hes had 10 yards to build up, he plays so damn fast! Excited to continue to see him evolve

That one was weird! I dunno if he thought the ball already went some where else? Or if it was a total mental lapse and he thought he was decoy route only? That one was frustrating AF.

That high snag "rebounding" catch was beautiful. That thing was zooooooming!! Also felt like him and Josh had a miscommunication on a 2pt in end zone (I think it was a 2pt, or was it for a TD?). Josh rifled it in low, and Keon was expecting a bag shoulder lob. Palmer looked nice last night. What a clutch play that was on last drive. Hopefully we can crack open his potential!!

Bruh 🤣🤣🤣 Side note, theres "ok city bombing: one day in America" on Hulu. I was too young to understand it, and by the trial it felt like old news to my brain. I couldn't fathom why people still talked about it. Im a huge documentary guy. This one is absolutely in my top 3 - Ken Burns Vietnam miles in front of everyone

Keeps this job... for how long? You meaning season, or open to possibility of longer? I wont claim 2 know chitt about kickers, but what's the age where they start to fall off a cliff? Personally, I really liked taking a swing at one in the draft in 2021 or whenever it was. I might get flamed but it's an excellent use of resources in principal, IMO. What other position can you take someone as the first at his position, in the 6th round? As much as we all hate it, kickers have a huge effect on games, good or bad. Signing a good one is expensive. So yeah, when a good one comes out again, I'm down to take a late pick swing again. Bass almost was a grand slam really. Looked that way through 2 years, but some yips kicked in, and injuries piling up. It sucks, but if you hit on one, you can have the steadiest stream of points you can get outta a player for 12-15 years. Fun experiment: you have a cosmic chance to trade for a young Justin Tucker, with the power of foresight. And add him to the team right now, rookie salary. You'll know exactly how his career plays out (hes not a sax pervert in this world). Whats the max draft compensation you'd give up to have him starting week 1 for us? Id give up a 2nd ('26), 3rd ('27), and a 4th('28). Probably even do the 3rd + 4th all in '27. How bout yall?

Ive watched maybe 6 matches my entire life she wasn't involved in, watched her a few other times, but saw this entire tourney of hers. DAMN THAT WAS A FUN RIDE! It certainly seemed like if she got over that hump yesterday, she would've had an easier match in finals... that feels familiar as a Bills fan. Anyways she played her a** off yesterday and absolutely had her best showing. That chick was a beasttttt. 116mph serves? Good Lord, and the spin on em? Reminded me of a nasty breaking ball pitcher if they had double the length to home plate, for the break to continue breaking! Wish they'd use that ground level camera more. I only saw it once yesterday and thought to myself I might have a better chance fouling off Paul Skenes, than I would getting a touching the racket on any one of those serves. Lastly... respectfully.... WOULD. Shes an absolute doll, but her sporty with a tinge of 'drink a beer with the guys' attitude is just mmmmmmmm. Hope to see her win one!!

I don't disagree and im kicking it around. Just wanted to point out a super low hanging fruit that were missing on. Maybe coach does it already and we don't know, very possible... but he/we would benefit from a mentor at the minimum, and an in-house consultant to help coach, coach. I truly feel the delegating thing is a weakness, and an old time coach would be ideal for this. Has the game passed by old guys like Parcells or Cowher? Likely... but we're not asking for playbook help. Managing a manager, is a force multiplier. Something i wish we were seeing/hearing from the FO

@DrDawkinstein what do you think of a less drastic, middle of the road compromise here. I think we can all agree if nothing changes, we need to jump ship before its too late. At the same time barring some crazy talented Coach shaking loose, its a Texas size gamble to hand over the reigns to a brand new unproven HC. I feel like we're too 'pot committed', to use a poker term, to fold the hand right now and start over. What about bringing in some type of advisory role, similar to what Bill Parcells has done for teams. I'm not being specific to him, but dang theres g2 be a coach out there with an itch to feel involved, and/or exhausted with seeing elite playoff games from Allen, get flushed down the toilet. I have a feeling McD is not good at delegating jobs/roles downwards... and isnt doing a sufficient job teaching his Coordinators & Room Coaches, how to prepare. Thats a force multiplier. Maybe a coach who doesn't know how to do that, isn't worthy of a top coaching role period, I dunno. Is he juggling too many pots out of necessity? Or is it obsessive compulsive and he can't help himself. There's not enough hours in the week or weeks in the season to handle that load. Burnout is real, and its anti efficient. Im surprised we haven't heard about McD going out and doing this on his own, even looking for mentorship at the higher coaching skills. Is Andy Reid too competitive to give the guy a hand? Who could fill that role well for Sean?

I dont even necessarily disagree with the sentiment of this post, but the first bolded is just factually wrong. Dude is aggressive , unfortunately results havent matched philosophy. Second bolded I couldn't disagree more on. I think it was brilliant, regardless of how it had turned out. Sometimes you need a polarizing moment: A. He absolutely flops on his face attempting it... 1a. Dude crumbles to pieces going forward, we know what we have to do in offseason 2a. Dude takes the faith given in him, and uses it as a crutch to overcome the yips for good. Fixed! B. He makes it. Remembers why he got that contract from us, proceeds to ball out. He went route B... but even if he'd want 1a/1b, we could make a fair assessment. Also, McD would've absolutely dived into the dung pile after that game to protect the player, had it worked that way. I think that's one of the stronger traits of his tenure here, and it reflects in how we hear player leadership talk/act after games too.

Serious question. Do you have any writers in particular you're referencing. I totally believe you but feel like I havent seen anything about it. Maybe I have and just skimmed over it thinking - thats the usual late summer coach speak. I'd like to see what you or anyone else has seen indicating this? Very possible I was distracted over summer and just missed it too

Damn... dude signed 1yr/$5M deal ONE WEEK AGO EXACTLY... he has obv been kicking around doing this already. But sounds like he got to camp, looked around, saw a mess in the Raiders and said nahhhhhhh. Im a Beane maxi, but this feels a little incriminating on that trade last year. Maybe thats just the way a trade USUALLY works..... anybody think Beane had a chance to speak with Coop before signing off on that deal? Or is thjat usually a no-go? Aside from sign-n-trade kinda deals, needing the OK from current team. Will teams usually OK a chance for a GM to talk to a prospective player? Or is that generally a no-go?

There is literal technology in the works to try and scan and estimate the people in front of your TV to pick movie rental prices and ppvs. Airlines just initiated "dynamic pricing". You know when you click "accept cookies"? If you've been shopping for hotels in Tampa Bay. Looking at fun things to do in Tampa, and then go to buy a flight there... guess what happens? Rental cars too. Supermarkets are already doing this too. Not charging a fair price based on their cost and expenses, but trying to estimate where you live, how much you make, how much you buy of X, and push you each one of us to our limits. These are the people I'm supposed to shed a tear about? Nah. Theyre the ones cranking the heat - cherry red - on a pressure cooker theyre standing directly next to. They'll get what's coming to them soon enough. The only people ill feel bad for are the victims, of corporate & political greed. Pirates streams are rated G compared to the Boston Tea Party... which wasn't just 'chop open and dumb some leaves'. Boston tea party had people covered in molten tar, then feathered, during an era with 1700's medicine. I won't be funding the bunkers and security theyre going to need when civilization does, the things its always done, no matter the time or geography. Some can tolerate more than others, but if you look around our society, its pretty evident, society is redlining hard. Hell, the damn Grateful Dead was on PPV just last month 🤯🤯🤯🤯 I WILL PIRATE THINGS I DONT HAVE ANY DESIRE TO WATCH!!! Im dragging an extra TV into my living room to firestick with, for every conscientious objecter I come across in here 🤣🤣 If it means im streaming scantily dressed Tom Brady canning tomatoes on PPV, then so be it. Won't even be my 2nd weirdest nut of the month, and today is the 3rd

Even if it was these greedy ****s can e** my ***. Everything in this country is a scam. Health insurance is worthless for 90%+ of the country. Pay $300-600 a month for the right to pay your first $xx,xxx towards a deductible lol Banks lending out 10xs what they have in reserves (ones we give them, and even pay service fees to provide), which then get lent out at usury level rates, with next to zero going towards principal. Meanwhile that money they use to loan out 10x on our money, they pay less than inflation on 🤣 The SEC sits on their hands at blatant market manipulation by the top .5%'s hedge funds. They get in a pinch? No worries, they'll offload it triple A rating to your local teachers pension programs, and then hand out bonuses from the $1 Trillion paid by taxpayers. I'll pay into social security my whole life, knowing I won't see a cent. The only thing thats owed any to any of these responsible, is a swift judicial hammer of 1776 and a ride on a conveyor belt, moving at Mach speed, fitted with laser triggered guillotine at the end. So no LOL I will not be giving anyone "just" $10 more. On a totally separate unrelated note, any engineers in here think they can build a really fast conveyor belt? For reasons?

I mean what happened to RB's bodies that at age 26/27 they fall off a cliff.... they have half the touches and half the career length as primary backs of the 90's/early 2000's (probably before then too, just not old enough to remember). Totally understand what you mean on the productivity of the position going down!

Yes please ^^^